Import large .sql file into MySQL

Question

I have been given a VERY large mysql backup file. It is ~630 MB... I guess someone thought it was a good idea to store images in a database... Anyway, I need to

Answer 1

I had a 3.5G dump file, I tried to import it with PhpMyAdmin and MySql workbench but without success. So I just used the console to run it

# mysql -u user_name -pYour_passwd your_db < your_dump.sql

and it works great